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Author: | Robert D Bard [ Tue May 24, 2005 3:28 am ] |
Post subject: | whole sale organics |
I just did a e-book on this but do not have it on the web yet. Doing organics doesn't have to be expensive. Cheapest is 1 gal of molasses per acre $1.00/gal. Problem os sprayer. Many feed stores will rent them but they usually have had chemicals in them. Humates are very reasonable. Dry is about $220.00/ton. Liquid is less but needs to be put on more times. Sea water is best fertilizer because of trace minerals. About $50.00/gal but one gal of concentrate does 10 acres. Compost tea is cheap but you have to have a couple of tools but $3000.00 is way out of site. I am buying a 360 gal tank this week. It is about 47 inches in diameter and 5 ft 10 inches tall with large opening at the top. I am having a fitting put in the bottom to drain fluid out. I am buying a pump and tubing and 3 6 inch air stones. The tank is under $300.00 and a quality pump with stone is about $260.00. I have cows and horses and static compost pile (You can make compost very cheaply with visit to horse farm - it doesn't take much. Also grass clippings from someone who doesn't know how important this is to their lawns). I am going to take burlap bag and fill with finished compost and put in water (I will also add a small amount of fresh horse manure for extra bacteria). I will let this soak for a while, then put stones in to add O2 and then drain off into sprayer and go to fields. This is cheap and works well. Everyone needs to know some sources. Remcor in Howe Tx is one of the best for sprayers, and tanks of all kinds. I carry the seawater and humates from our farm. Dry humates can be ordered through your feed store, co-op, and/or fertilizer store (you can pull spreader behind truck if necessary, they will loan one to you if you buy humates through them) I know Chandler does a great job but I am suspect of sulphur and or lime. Sulphur will cause increase in acid content of soil and you need to get to alkaline. If you use organic methods you will not need lime as the ph goes to netural in a couple of years. You can use salt to get some trace minerals but it is easy to over do. The salt you would need is from Redmond Minerals in Utah. Rabbit Hill Farms has this. This has about 70 trace minerals where the seawater has 92 trace minerals + beneficial bacteria, enzymes, and amino acids and is fool proof. (Go to www.acresusa.com and buy book by Dr Murray's book on why the sea helps build soil and prevents many health problems). It is late, but if you have any questions e-mail me. Robert D Bard |
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